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Grossi says Zaporizhzhia principles 'step in right direction'

Grossi says Zaporizhzhia principles 'step in right direction'

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi has outlined to the UN Security Council five principles - "the bare minimum" - to help protect Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Regulation & Safety 31 May 2023

EC outlines approval grounds for Paks II contract amendments

EC outlines approval grounds for Paks II contract amendments

The European Commission says that its approval of the changes to the contracts for the Paks II project in Hungary was "strictly limited to its competence under the Euratom Treaty and is without prejudice to any further assessment based on other legal bases".

Nuclear Policies 30 May 2023

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Contract signed for Russian multifunctional nuclear service vessel

Contract signed for Russian multifunctional nuclear service vessel

The Baltic Shipyard (Baltiysky Zavod) has signed a contract with Atomflot for the construction of a multifunctional nuclear technology service vessel which can load and unload nuclear fuel from reactor units of nuclear icebreakers and floating power units.

New Nuclear 26 May 2023

Hungary says Paks II contract amendment has EU approval

Hungary says Paks II contract amendment has EU approval

The European Commission has approved the amendment of contracts "to speed up the investment" for the new Russian-built Paks 2 nuclear power project, Hungary's foreign minister Peter Szijjarto has said.

New Nuclear 25 May 2023

New 3D printer will benefit nuclear industry, says Rosatom

New 3D printer will benefit nuclear industry, says Rosatom

The largest 3D printer of its type in Russia has been unveiled by Rusatom - Additive Technologies, with claims it will "allow printing of large-sized parts of nuclear reactors" and reduce costs and manufacturing time.

Corporate 23 May 2023

Fresh concerns for Zaporizhzhia after external power lost again

Fresh concerns for Zaporizhzhia after external power lost again

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says agreement on protecting the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is needed urgently, saying "this situation cannot continue" after its link to external power supplies was lost for most of the morning on Monday and it was forced to rely on emergency diesel generators for a seventh occasion.

Regulation & Safety 22 May 2023

Tianwan 7 gets lower tier of inner containment dome

Tianwan 7 gets lower tier of inner containment dome

The 44-metre diameter lower tier of the inner containment dome, weighing 391 tonnes, has been lifted into position on the seventh unit of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China.

New Nuclear 19 May 2023

Year-round navigation of eastern part of Northern Sea Route planned for 2024

Year-round navigation of eastern part of Northern Sea Route planned for 2024

Russia's plans to rapidly expand the Northern Sea Route will ultimately need up to 100 Arctic-class vessels and 15 floating power units, and a "truly historic decision" had been taken "to launch year-round navigation in the eastern part of the Northern Sea Route early next year", according to Rosatom's director general.

New Nuclear 18 May 2023

TVEL delivers new equipment for Chinese VVER-1000 fuel production

TVEL delivers new equipment for Chinese VVER-1000 fuel production

The modernised ultrasonic unit supplied by TVEL is for fabrication at the Yibin plant, in China's Sichuan province, of Russian-designed TVS-2M nuclear fuel for VVER-1000 reactors.

Uranium & Fuel 17 May 2023

Xudabao 3 vessel passes hydrostatic tests

Xudabao 3 vessel passes hydrostatic tests

The reactor pressure vessel for unit 3 at the Xudabao nuclear power plant in China's Liaoning province has successfully completed hydrostatic testing in Russia. The two VVER-1200 reactors that form phase two of the plant - units 3 and 4 - are scheduled to be commissioned in 2027-2028.

New Nuclear 12 May 2023